AAU Business Mentor Board

The Department of Business and Management at AAU is running a mentoring programme matching newly enrolled master students with business executives from the North Denmark Region, who become their mentors. Mentee spots are offered to the master students enrolled at the following programmes: International Marketing, International Business Economics, Organisation and Strategy, Innovation Management, and Management Accounting.

Currently, the programme has capacity to include 25 students. The programme is offered to both Danish and International students (the focus is, however, primarily on internationals, as they experience more difficulties integrating into the Danish working culture and extending their network). Participation in the programme is application-based. The main selection criteria is students’ motivation to start their career in Denmark after graduation and willingness to get insights into the local business culture.

The overall purpose of this programme is two-fold: we help students fit into the Danish working culture context, to extend their professional network in the region, and to become more employable; at the same time, we strive to provide local businesses with new, well-qualified employees.

AAU International Business Mentor Board’s mission is to facilitate knowledge and experience sharing between successful mentors and business mentees in order to educate, equip, and inspire students, as well as help them achieve their potential, broaden network, clarify career goals, and become more employable in Denmark. The programme has a special focus on cross-cultural transition and integration of international students in Denmark. The programme duration is 8 months (November-June). The working language is English.

Our mentors

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Mentors 2017

Our mentors are business executives in the North Denmark Region. The main criteria for mentor recruiting for this programme are broad network, industry experience and business knowledge. Our final goal is to provide the students with employment opportunities and help them broaden their professional network in Denmark, we see mentors as people who will help us guiding them through this process. Being a mentor is a noble and generous unpaid mission. Therefore we would like everybody to know who is investing time and effort into our initiative and helps our students to start their professional career in Denmark.

Organization: International House North Denmark, Aalborg KommuneLinkedIn profile

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Mentors 2018

Dan Skovgaard

Title: Erhvervschef

Organisation: Erhverv Væksthimmerland

Flemming Jensen

Title: Erhvervskonsulent

Organisation: Vækst Jammerbugt

Henrik Dam

Title: Business Consultant

Organisation: Hjørring Erhvervscenter

John Refsgaard

Title: Direktør

Organisation: Spar Nord Nørresundby

Kristin Assad

Title: Owner & Business Lawyer

Organisation: LegalUp ApS

Lasse Ellebæk Thomsen

Title: Vækstkonsulent

Organisation: Erhvervshus Nordjylland

Mona Borksted Nielsen

Title: Area Sales Manager

Organisation: Tasklet Factory ApS

Niclas D. Christensen

Title: Assistant Director, Business Development

Organisation: EY

Puk Cao Thanh Ha

Title: Area Export Manager

Organisation: Carmo Food Internationa

Thomas Kampmann

Title: Specialkonsulent, IKT

Organisation: Region Nordjylland

Tom Bue

Title: Brugerredaktør

Organisation: NORDJYSKE Medier

Torben Nørgaard

Title: Director Production

Organisation: Cubic

Edin Hajder

Title: Business- and sportscoach

Organisation: Plus Consult

Frederik Holm Bonde Christiansen

Title: Direktionsassistent og business developer

Organisation: Keflico A/S

Ib Neustrup Simonsen

Kjeld Lisby

Title: Innovationschef

Organisation: Region Nordjylland

Lasse Madsen

Title: Project Manager SAP

Organisation: Riantics A/S

Mike Dejworek

Title: CEO

Organisation: Rejsespejder ApS

Morten Elbro

Title: Insightments

Organisation: Insightments

Peer Mørk

Title: CEO

Organisation: Idoc

Sheilla Madeleine Vestergaard De Siqueira

Title: Market Manager

Organisation: Inelco Grinders A/S

Thomas Aagaard

Title: Headhunter

Organisation: Insightments

Tommy Bredal

Title: CEO

Organisation: Staring Maskinfabrik

Maria Sørensen

Title: Fuldmægtig

Organisation: Skatteankestyrelsen

Walter Ariesen

Title: Export Director

Organisation: Venue Manager

Our mentees

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Mentees 2017

In September 2017 we recruited 25 IBE and IM students to become our international mentees. They are coming from 10 different countries and have different backgrounds. Below you can learn more about them.